Wire reeling apparatus



July' 7, 1931. A. H. w. WESSLER WIRE REELiNG APPARATUS Filed June '7. 1929 4 Sheets-Shet 1 In veniol Jler? 1y WWSS//T Attorney y & 9 A. w. WESSLERQ 1,813,831

WIRE REELING APPARATUS Filed June 7. 1929' 4 Shets-Sheet 2 Inventor Atioqney y 7, 1931- A. H. w. WESSLER 1,813,831

WIRE REELI NG APPARATUS Filed June 7. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 y 1931- A. H. w. WESSLER 1,813,831

WIRE REELING APPARATUS Filed June 7. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 In ventor fS/Zf.

Patented July 7, 1931 uni-TED lsrA LBERr HERMAN wr-rr eiyr wnssrnn, or ARENZVJILLE, ILLINoIs WIRE nEELmG APPARATUS Application filed June 7,

The present. invention appertains to new and useful improvements in'the class of invention known as winding and reeling and mere Pa ti u ar y e in n n ha r fer- 6 ence to a novel apparatus for winding barbed Wire onto spools. v

- The principal object .of the invention is to provide an apparatus for winding barbed wire in a quick andeiieient manner without 10 attach ng the same.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a winding apparatus of the character mentioned which in use will antomatioally ta'ke care o f various conditions :1 would otherwise need be executed manually I g hes and other imp tn ebi c of t e invention will become more apparent to the reader after considering the invention as dee b d a aime j i re na tee n tli ldmw ns Figure 1 represents aside elevation of the improved apparatus Fi r .2 r p e ts an end V w o th rp m u Figure 3 represents a sectional View, taken substantially on the line 38 of Figure 2.

Figure it represents a vertical sectional View, taken substantially on the line of Figure 3.

Figure 5 ep esen a r rt ea s ti na View, taken substantially on the line 5.-t5 ,of Figure '1. y r Figure 6 represents a sectional yiew, taken substantially on the line 6-5 of Figure'5." i

Figure 7 represents a side elevation of the Sprocket an di c t i dica ed 1 2 F Figure 8 represents a side elevatien of a bearing bushing.

Figure 9 represents a side elevation of a clutch inember for slidable disposition through thebushing 8. g

Figure 10 represents aside elevation of a spacing member which-is shown in use'in Figure 5. Y t

Figure 11 represents a side elevation of one of the side members of the spool. i

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.Figure 12 represents ,a fragmentary'sectional view through thedriving wheel and ep eeket of e app t Figure 13 is aside elevation of a. detail.

Figure 14: is a partial sectional view of one of the guide units for the wire.

Figure 15 represents a side elevation of one of the guide units. 7

Figure 16represents a side elevation of a guide v frame for association with the'wind- 1g s e I Figure 17 represents a horizontal sectional view through the guide frame lieferr-ing to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts,' it will be seen that present invention includes a wagon frame 5,"sup,ported by front and rear wheels respectively. The wagon frame 5 supports a platform 8, while a tongue 9 extejnds forwardly for connection tofa team of horses. lobviously a slight modification can be made to adapt the vehicle to a tractor, if

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I t the rear end of the platform 8 and mounted thereon in transverse spaced relation are bearing structures 10-10 through which ashaft 11 is j ournaled: The shaft ll projects a substantial distance beyond one 'sideof the wagon and as shown in F igure5, has a sprocket 12 secured thereon by a pin spacing sleeve 14 is flanged at one end 15 and this sleeve 14 is .slidable on the shaft ll 'and disposed through the body 16, whichii s pivotally connectediat its upper end to a'sc're'w 17 as at 18, while a jamb nut 19 s erves to secure this connection rigidly. A post 20 extending upwardly from the screw 17-and together with the post 21 supports a horizontally disposed rectangular frame 22. (See Figure Extensions 23 23 on the frame 22 .journally support the ends of [the shaft 24. This shaft carries a worm 25 and sprocket 26. d

As is shown in Figure 5, a relatively large sprecket' wheel 27 has a disc 28 secured .to one side by pins'29, which pins are provided witl ienlarged extensions 30, projecting beyond the disc side of the unit. The iwheel 27, 1 stee m ter than e d s 28 and trained around the wheel 27 "and sprocket 26 is a chain 31, for driving the shaft 24.

As is shown in Figure 1, a sprocket chain 32 is trained over the sprocket 12, on the shaft 11 and sprocket wheel secured to one. of the rear wheels 7. The sprocket 33 is secured to the hub 34 of the wheel 7 by eye bolts 35 which bolts have their eye ends receiving the spoke 36 of the wheel, while their threaded ends are disposed through the central portion of the sprocket wheel and secured thereto by nuts 37, a spacer 38 serving to maintain the sprocket wheel definitely spaced from the hub 34 of the wheel V A stub shaft 39 has a gear 40 keyed thereto while secured to the gear 40 and mounted eccentrically to the shaft 39, is a disc 41, which will be referred to as a cam.

. The disc 41 is supplemented by a disc 42, maintained in spaced parallelism with respect thereto by a spacing annulus 43, of less diameter than the diameters of the discs 41 and 42, thus providing a groove way between the edge portions of the disc.

Within this groove way engages one end of a rocker arm 44, which has its fulcrum point at 45 and which projects at its opposite end beyond one side of the frame 22. A spring 46 serves to always maintain the first mentioned end portion of the. rocker arm engaged within the aforementioned groove way of the cam. The rocker arm 44 is provided with a depending leg 47 which has one of the guide units generally referred to by'numeral 48 secured to its lower end.

The guide unit consists of a frame including top and bottom plates 4949 connected by side plates 5050. Interposed between the top and bottom plates 4949 are grooved rollers 5151, while interposed between the side plates 50'50 are grooved rolls 5252. It will thus be seen that a wire will be guided therethrough without likelihood of the same catching on any stationary structure.

Furthermore, to guide the wires beyond the guide on the leg 47, and toward the reel generally referred to by'numeral 53, the pair of vertical bars 5454 are provided. The intermediate portions of the bars 54 ,54 are twisted in the mannershown to assume diverged verticalplanes. l I

The lower ends of the bars are connected by the ,spacingrod 55. Any suitable bracket {)6 may connect the guide units 48 to the egs 4 7 Another guide 48 is secured to the forward end of the platform 8 by the arm 56, having clamps 57 for engagement with the platform. V

The spool or reel 53 consists in construe tion of the pair of side pieces in the form of crosses 58 connected together by members '59,.around which the wire is to-be wound. The-spool is to be placedupon the shaft 11, in the manneras shown in Figure 5 and is provided with openings to receive the enlarged ends 30 of the pins 29 extending through the sprocket and disc unit shown in Figure 7. The flanged end 15 of the sleeve 14 bears against the sprocket 27, while the tubular clutch member 60 extends through the bearing bushing 61 and has the flanged end 62 thereof normally abutting the opposite side of the spool from the disc 28. The opposite end of the clutch member 60 has a flange 63 thereon against which the expansible coiled spring 64 impinges. The spring is interposedbetween the said flange and a nut 65 threadedly engaged on the adjacent end of the shaft 11. The nut 65 is prevented from rotation by a cotter pin 66, disposed through the nut, and a longitudinal slot 67 in. the shaft 11. The post 21, which has a bearing on the bushing 61 may be disconnected from the shaft 11, by removing thenut 65 and spring 64, loosening all of the clamps, and then sliding the frame toward the left in Figure 5, until the clutch member 63 and bearing bushing 61 slide off of the shaft 11, after which the frame may be tilted upon its pivotal connection 18 for raising'the post 21 clear of the spool 53 which may then be removed from the said shaft by reason of the posts 20 and 21 being mounted on the bushing sleeves 15 and 16 in the manner illustrated, the entire frame structure is rotatable on the shaft and, hence, may be adjusted forward or rearwardly, as conditions require, to maintain the guide 48 in line with the circumference of the wire roll for permitting the wire to be substantially in a straight line from the guide to the roll. The frame is maintained in the position to which adjusted by a clamp 68 gripping the platform 8 rearwardly of the frame and pivotally connected to the frame by a pair of stay rods 69, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The clamp 68 is released from the platform when the frame is to be tilted.

Normally the tension of the spring 64 urges the clutchmember 63 against the spool 59 and the spool in turn maintains the sprocket 27 snugly against the flangedend of the sleeve 15, thus maintaining all of the parts snugly engaged together, yet ready to be disengaged for the purpose of repair, replacement or demounting.

It will also be readily appreciated that an apparatus of this type may also be successfully employed for unwinding the wire from the spool, since obviously all that is necessary is to insert its ends through the shaft 11 and the frame 8 to maintain the frame against rotary movement after which the chain may be removed from the sprocket 33 to permit rotation freely of the spool upon the shaft for unreeling the wire. The spring clutch will of course keep the spool from unreeling too fast.

It will thus be seen that the structure embodies numerous improvements over apparatus of this nature now in use and especially in view of its peculiar construction, permitting its quick disassembly to render repairs and replacementscapable of quick execution.

While the foregoing description has been specific, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the specific shape, size and materials may be resorted to, in the manufacture of this novel apparatus without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A wire winding apparatus comprising a shaft, a removable reel slidably and rotatably mounted on the shaft, an ecoentrical- 1y mounted disc provided with a grooved periphery, drive means for the disc, a rockable arm, spring means for normally maintaining one end of the arm disposed within the groove of the disc, the opposite end of the arm being disposed angularly and provided at its free end with means for guiding wire onto the reel, a frame slidable on said shaft and composed of relatively fixed and movable section, the said movable section carrying the said disk and rockable arm and being adapted when engaged with the shaft to bridge the said reel and being mov able, when released from the shaft, to clear the reel to permit removal of same from the shaft.

2. A wire reeling device comprising a shaft, means for rotating the shaft, a reel loosely mounted on said shaft, a spring clutch fixed on the shaft and including bushing sleeves frictionally engaging opposite sides of said reel, a frame having a. bearing on each sleeve and adjustable rotatably of the shaft, means for holding. the frame vertically upward of the shaft, guide means carried by said frame and movable transversely of the reel for shunting a wire thereon in layers, a frame having a bearing on each sleeve and adjustable rotatably of the shaft, means for holding the frame Vertically upward of the shaft, guide means carried by said frame and movable transversely of the reel for shunting a wire thereon in layers, and means for actuating said guide means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT HERMAN WILLIAM WESSLER. 

